Para‐C₆₀(CF₂)(CF₃)R: a family of chiral electron accepting compounds accessible through a facile one‐pot synthesis

Abstract

Here we report a facile one‐pot regioselective synthesis of the family of chiral 1,7‐C60(CF2)(CF3)R compounds via CF2 carbene addition to in situ generated C60CF3− anion. The simplest representative of the family, C60(CF2)(CF3)Me, is unequivocally characterized and shown to feature 0.1 eV lower LUMO level than C60, that makes it a prospective electron accepting electron‐transport material.